GRE Word List
PERT
saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| exegesis | exposition |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |